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Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 is a valuable biomarker for identification of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm: a case-control study

BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9) has been reported to play a key role in the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysm. However, few studies have assessed serum MMP9 levels in both abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). In this study, we investigated the serum levels...

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Autores principales: Li, Tan, Jiang, Bo, Li, Xuan, Sun, Hai-yang, Li, Xin-tong, Jing, Jing-jing, Yang, Jun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6206716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30373522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0931-0